June 3- that was the three week mark since I was told Adriana was removed from the foster home and receiving counseling for 3 weeks. So…counseling should be complete and the counselor should be writing a report by now and the referral should come SOON!
June 8-found out that Adriana is still in the foster home and that it will be a couple more weeks.
Also assigned a new worker to my case
June 9- I was emailed and told that they do not know how long that Adriana will remain in the foster home. I was told that there was great progress being made with counseling though (so that part is good news).
June 15- I just so happened to make a ton of phone calls to insurance companies today. I had done this before, but decided to try again today to find a cheaper insurance than the one that work provides. I ended up finding Blue Cross Blue Shield as my top choice but there was also Humana as an option. Both are much cheaper than my work insurance would be.
June 16- I found out today that Adriana will have to have surgery. They gave me the choice of whether I want her to have it here or in Colombia. I called the insurance company I had just chose yesterday to get information on heart surgeries and how insurance worked. It turns out that they can’t exclude me for a pre existing condition, so I chose for Adriana to have surgery here.
June 17-I was told that Adriana will fly to Bogota, pending ICBF approval. In Bogota, they will have all kinds of appointments to check her out and make sure the heart surgery can wait.
June 21-I was given the opportunity to send a list of questions to the cardiologist!!
Here is my list:
How serious is Adriana’s condition?
Does she have partial AV or total AV (AV=atrioventricular)
What is her pulse ox?
How soon does she need surgery?
Will this surgery slow her down physically? What kind of limitations will she have because of this heart condition (if any)?
How long does the actual surgery take, on average?
Will she be admitted into the hospital for any amount of time?
How long does it take to heal?
How often will she need to visit a cardiologist?
How many more surgeries will she need after this one?
What surgeries has she previously had?
June 24- I was at the Rainforest Cafe in Galveston with the Lovejoys (Jeff, Kelli, and Makenna). I got a phone call at 1:05 PM. I walked outside to talk.
I WAS TOLD THAT I GOT THE OFFICIAL REFERRAL!!! THIS IS WHAT I HAVE BEEN WAITING ON FOR A YEAR AND A HALF!!!! WOO HOO!!
Since it is just verbally being told, there is nothign that I can do yet, but I am hoping that next week, I will have the papers and stuff that I need.
There is a bit of confusion because my CIS expires in August so I have to figure out what to send first, the EXTENSION of the I800a or the I800 itself. Both have to be done, but I just don’t know which one needs to be done first. My I800a isn’t expired yet, so I almost would hope that I can do the I800 first because that will get everything started to get my “meeting date” for Adriana in Colombia
I am super excited that it is finally working out!! According to the average timeline, it shoudl be about 6-8 weeks before I travel. I am hoping that everything goes smoothly and QUICKLY. The sooner, the better!!! I would like to be able to leave weeks BEFORE school starts. That will be less vacation days that I have to use.
So thankful that I finally got it. Now for the actual referral that I can see with my eyes…that should have pictures, sizes, and all the information about her!!!!!! woo hoo!!
I Know There is Hope 